CANADA’S GOLDEN SHEAF AWARD WINNERS
1994
BEST OF FESTIVAL ... IT'S A TIE!
FOLK ART FOUND ME
Director: Alex Busby
Producer: Alex Busby & Mike Mahoney
Production Co: Wisdom Teeth Productions
P.O. Box 233, Station M
Halifax, NS
B3J 2M4
Phone: (902) 426-6001
A direct and humourous documentary that allows the artist to
explain what real folk art is. A celebration of the creative
will, whether it's considered genuine, base or vulgar, and the
need to express oneself. It snaps along with a great wit and
is, in the end, an inspiration for everybody.
THE MIGHTY RIVER
Director: Frederic Back
Producer: Hubert Tison
Production Co: Societe Radio-Canada
1400 est, boul. Rene Levesque 17e etage
Montreal, PQ
H2L 2M2
Phone: (514) 597-4383
Viewers marvelled at "Crac!" and at "The Man who Planted Trees".
Now Back has created a film that is even more wondrous, even
more poetic. This time he gazes lovingly on waters that find
their way to the wide-open sea, on the waters of the majestic
St. Lawrence River. This voyage through time and space bears
the name "The Might River".
BEST ART DIRECTION - Russell Chick
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Maris Jansons
BEST ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT
KURT BROWNING: YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS
Director: Joan Tosoni
Producer: John Brunton
Production Co: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
205 Wellington Street West
Toronto, ON
M5V 3G7
Phone: (416) 205-3522
Four time world champion Kurt Browning and guest stars
including Olympic champion Kristi Yamaguchi and Canadian
champion Josee Chouinard. Highlights include a spoof of rocker
Robert Palmer's most celebrated music video; a stunning black
and white salute to the U.S. film noir genre of the 40's; and
Browning's dazzling homage to movie musical legend Gene Kelly.
BEST DIRECTION - Ron Meraska
SUPERCHANNEL SCRIPT AWARD OF $ 1,000 - Richard Mortimer
THE SCN ELIZABETH LOWRY AWARD OF $ 500
BEST EDUCATIONAL / INSTRUCTIONAL
aidSCARE aidsCARE
Director: Ron Meraska
Producer: Lynn Harvey
Production Co: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
P.O. Box 500, Station "A"
Toronto, ON
M5W 1E6
An hour long entertainment special featuring rap and rock music
plus off-the-wall comedy. The entertainment for teens is
underscored by a strong message of safe sex and AIDS.
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER 30 MINUTES
FOLK ART FOUND ME
Director: Alex Busby
Producer: Alex Busby / Mike Mahoney
Production Co: Wisdom Teeth Productions
P.O. Box 233, Station M
Halifax, NS
B3J 2M4
Phone: (902) 426-6001
A direct & humorous documentary that allows the artist to
explain what real folk art is. A celebration of the creative
will, whether it's considered genuine, base or vulgar, and the
need to express oneself. It snaps along with a great wit &
is, in the end, an inspiration for everybody.
BEST SOUND - Michel Descombes & Luc Boudrias
BEST ANIMATION
THE MIGHTY RIVER
Director: Frederic Back
Producer: Hubert Tison
Production Co: Societe Radio-Canada
1400 est, boul. Rene Levesque 17e etage
Montreal, PQ
H2L 2M2
Phone: (514) 597-4383
Viewers marvelled at "Crac!" and at "The Man who Planted Trees".
Now Back has created a film that is even more wondrous, even
more poetic. This time he gazes lovingly on waters that find
their way to the wide-open sea, on the waters of the majestic
St. Lawrence River. This voyage through time and space bears
the name "The Might River".
BEST VIDEOGRAPHY
BEST DOCUMENTARY BY A BROADCASTER
RED CAPITALISM
Director: Mark Starowicz
Producers: Mark Starowicz / Julia Bennett
Production Co: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Documentary Unit
4A-100 Broadcasting Centre
205 Wellington Street West
Toronto, ON
M5V 3G7
Phone: (416) 205-8838 / 205-8864
China will dwarf other countries in our lifetimes; the
documentary team set out to put a human face to an economic
revolution by telling the stories of the people struggling to
make it in the booming and corrupt city of Shenzhen.
THE ANTOINETTE (NETTIE) KRYSKI CANADIAN
HERITAGE AWARD OF $ 500
THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD KATHLEEN
SHANNON AWARD OF $ 1,000
BEST MULTICULTURAL / RACE RELATIONS
NUHONIYEH: OUR STORY
Director: Allan Code / Mary Code
Producer: Allan Code / Mary Code
Production Co: Treeline Productions
Tadoule Lake, MB
R0B 2C0
Phone: (204) 684-2008
Fax: (204) 684-2008
A people displaced, degraded and almost destroyed by Government
policy to divide them from their land and livelihood. The
story of the Sayisi Dene, recounted by the survivors.
BEST PERFORMANCE - Linda Roy
UNE NUIT AVEC TOI
(ONE NIGHT WITH YOU)
Director: Claude Demers
Producer: Martin Paul-Hus
Production Co: Amerique Film
3575 St. Laurent, Mtl #314
Montreal, PQ
H2X 2T7
Phone: (514) 844-0302
Un Homme, Deux Femmes. Une Nuit. Antoine est épris de Pamela
et d'Anne-Isabelle avec qui il n'ete de couper le ponts.
Alors qu'il rentre d'une soirée avec Pamela, un appel d'Anne-
Isabelle vient tout chambarder.
BEST EDITING
ELVIS: AIRBORNE
Director: Brownen Hughes
Producer: Morgan Earl
Production Co: Glen-Warren Entertainment
Box 9 - Station O
Toronto, ON
M4A 2M9
Phone: (416) 299-2172
An intimate profile on Elvis Stojko. The Special explores
Elvis' personal and professional life amidst the physical and
emotional strain of shooting for Olympic Gold.
BEST CHILDREN'S PRODUCTION
THE BIGGEST LITTLE TICKET
Director: Robert Lang
Producer: Robert Lang / Peter Weyman
Production Co: Lyric Film & Video Inc.
490 Adelaide St. W., Suite 304
Toronto, ON
M5V 1T2
Phone: (416) 362-9822
A magic ticket takes a young girl on an adventure to an
enchanted theatre where she meets a Troll, a Dragon, and is
treated to a concert by Fred Penner, Bob Munsch, Rockapella and
other greats.
BEST COMMERCIAL (UNDER 2 MINUTES)
GAMBIT / LA COMBINE (90 seconds)
Director: F.W. Samms
Producer: Dept. Of Foreign Affairs & International Trade
Production Co: Dept. Of Foreign Affairs & International Trade
BCC - C2, Room 120
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0G2
Phone: (613) 943-0052
The promise of quick cash lures Renee and Paul into bringing
drugs back to Canada. In a tragic twist of fate, they find out
that the risks and consequences of drug involvement are much
greater than they had anticipated.
BEST DOCUMENTARY OVER 30 MINUTES
NO MAN'S LAND
Director: Shelley Saywell
Producer: Shelley Saywell
Production Co: Bishari Film Productions Inc.
238 Davenport Road, #367
Toronto, ON
M5R 1J6
Phone: (416) 964-6568
A focus on female war correspondents, their commonalities of
experience and personal sacrifice. Less surprising than
thought provoking.
BEST DRAMA OVER 30 MINUTES
A CITY OF TONGUES
Director: Lewis Cohen / Joshua Dorsey
Producer: Lewis Cohen
Production Co: Big Fan Film
#14 Palmerston Gardens
Toronto, ON
M6G 1V9
Phone: (416) 588-3544
Jammed from head to tail with bold colour canvasses, stark
black & white landscapes and erotic video jolts "A City Of
Tongues" is the story of Chantal's journey through a series of
alienating and abusive relationships with men.
BEST DRAMA UNDER 30 MINUTES
THE ROWBOAT RIDE
Director: Jacques Fournier
Producer: Christiane Hameline
Production Co: Bloom Films
318 Sherbrooke East
Montreal, PQ
H2X 1E6
Phone: (514) 982-9770
"The Rowboat Ride" is a turning point in the life of Lara, the
grandmother, her two daughters, Halina and Katherine, and Amy,
the daughter of the latter. Forced to submit to Katherine's
implacalbe decisions on their behalf, Lara and Amy, linked by
their lack of power, take off for a boat ride during which the
grandmother startles her granddaughter with a distressing
revelation about her past.
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
LOULOU: PRISONNIÉRE DE SES PASSIONS
Director: Sylvie Peltier
Producer: Melanie McCaig / Shelley Kirk
Production Co: Sylvie Peltier
2693 Oxford
Vancouver, BC
V5K 1N2
Phone: (604) 251-9006
Memories of a goldfish named LouLou lead to a woman's fish-eyed
exploration of her grandmother's life and passions.
BEST INDUSTRIAL / PROMOTIONAL
A WEB NOT A LADDER
Director: Bonnie Dickie
Producer: Chantal Bowen
Production Co: National Film Board of Canada
3155 Côte de Liesse
St. Laurent, PQ
H4N 2N4
Phone: (514) 283-9805 / 283-9806
Featuring the personal stories and experiences of six women who
won and operate successful businesses. "A Web Not A Ladder"
offers suggestions on everything from how to deal with sexist
loan policies of major lending institutions to business ethics
and personal goals. While acknowledging the social barriers
that women entrepreneurs still face, this video celebrates
their strengths and accomplishments.
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
I WOULD DIE FOR YOU
Director: Jeth Weinrich
Producer: Braun Farnon
Production Co: Red Motel Pictures
801 - 17th Ave. S.W.
Calgary, AB
T2T 0A1
Phone: (403) 541-0151
BEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS
CBC NEWSWATCH: DEADBEAT DADS
Producer: Gerry Wagschal
Production Co: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
1400 Rene Levesque Blvd. East
Room B96-1
Montreal, PQ
H2L 2M2
Phone: (514) 597-6378
The story unmasks a classic deadbeat dad. He works 9-6, boasts
about his flotilla of boats, but says he can't afford to
support his daughter.
BEST SCIENCE / NATURE
BATTLE FOR THE TREES
Director: John Edginton
Producer: Gillian Darling / Jack Silberman
Production Co: Sarus Productions Ltd.
RR 1, G-46
Bowen Island, BC
V0N 1G0
Phone: (604) 947-2914
This film travels to the heart of one of Canada's most
contentious environmental crises - the struggle to protect
British Columbia's disappearing rain forest. Through personal
accounts of people close to the issue, the film explores the
controversy and solutions to the war in the woods.
BEST TELEVISION DRAMATIC TV SERIES EPISODE
THE ODYSSEY: BUT WHERE IS HERE (Episode 21)
Director: Steve DiMarco
Producer: Michael Chechik
Production Co: Water Street Pictures Ltd.
#204 - 11 Water Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B 1A7
Phone: (604) 681-6543
Twelve year old Jay Ziegler falls from a treefort and goes into
a coma. As he lies unconscious in hospital, watched over by
doctors, his mother and friends, Jay's mind journeys to another
world. His two worlds are strangely parallel, except that
there are no adults in his new existence, and children live in
tribe-like clubs, supervised from a distant tower by the
mysterious fifteen year old Brad and his ‘Monitors'.
THE BEST OF SASKATCHEWAN
THE GRANDFATHER'S CHILDREN
Director: Chris Triffo
Producer: Chris Triffo
Production Co: Partners in Motion
2758 Partridge Cres.
Regina, SK
S4R 8J5
Phone: (306) 545-2228
This music video relates directly to the spirit of the over
4500 Indigenous Athletes who participated in the 1993 North
American Indigenous Games which were held in Prince Albert, SK
in the summer of 1993.
SPECIAL JURY AWARDS
CHILDREN OF JERUSALEM: YACOUB
Director: Beverly Shaffer
Producer: Beverly Shaffer / Colin Neale
Production Co: National Film Board of Canada
3155 Côte de Liesse
St. Laurent, PQ
H4N 2N4
Phone: (514) 283-9805 / 283-9806
A portrait of 9 year old Yacoub, a Christian Palestinian who
lives in the old city of Jerusalem. "Children of Jerusalem"
will help children to recognize their similarities and to
respect cultural, racial and religious differences.
LAWN AND ORDER
Director: Adrienne Mitchell / Janis Lundman
Producer: Adrienne Mitchell / Janis Lundman
Production Co: Lawn and Order Films
110 Spadina Avenue, #800
Toronto, ON
M5K 2K4
Phone: (416) 360-1126
Journeying through cities, suburbs, plains and desert, "Lawn
And Order" is a fun, hilarious and touching documentary which
reveals the zany and obsessive fascination North Americans have
with their front yard.
RETURN TO THE WARSAW GHETTO
Director: Steve Paikin
Producer: Steve Paikin
Production Co: TV Ontario
2180 Younge Street
Toronto , ON
M4T 2T2
Phone: (416) 484-2600
On April 19, 1993 tens of thousands of Jews, from around the
world, including 150 from Canada, gathered in Warsaw, Poland to
observe the 50th anniversary of the Ghetto Uprising. We follow
three families through their odyssey in Warsaw and watch as the
older generation comes to terms with it's past and tries to
pass on its knowledge and experience to the younger generation.
SPACE FOR FOUR
Director: Andrew Cochrane
Producer: Andrew Cochrane
Production Co: Andrew Cochrane Associates ltd.
1820 Hollis Street, Suite 300
Halifax, NS
B3J 1W4
Phone(902) 421- 9777
What does it take to become an astronaut? When the Canadian
Space Agency asked for applications, over 5300 people responded
to find out. Only four would be chosen. The film maker
gained rare access to the Canadian astronaut selection process
as 20 remarkable finalists try to beat greater than 1300 - 1
odds to get a seat on the space shuttle.
THE BELLRINGER
Director: Michael Gibson
Producer: Brenda Sherwood
Production Co: Bellringer Productions Inc.
160 Wineva Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4E 2T4
A young boy develops magical powers throught the bell on his
tricycle, powers that help him to finally overcome the fear of
his dead father.
THE SISTERS
Director: Penny McCann
Producer: Penny McCann
Production Co: Drowning Ladies Productions
145 Clarence Street, # 207
Ottawa, ON
K1N 1B7
Phone: (613) 562-8130
Set in Eastern Ontario in 1917 and present- day, "The Sisters"
is a haunting tale of the ties that bind women and sisters
together. From etchings on a gravestone we are drawn into the
lives of the Hagan sisters and the tragic story of their shared
young deaths. In a compelling blend of women's socail history
and drama. "The Sisters uses evocative and sensuous imagery to
reveal a story that is at once both poignant and celebratory.
THEM THAT'S NOT: SINGLE WOMEN AND THE WELFARE SYSTEM
Director: Christene Brown
Producer: Silva Basmajian
Production Co: National Film Board of Canada
3155 Côte de Liesse
Ville St- Laurent, PQ
H4N 2N4
Phone: (514) 283-9438
This documentary on the state of poverty among women and
children in Canada examines the welfare system as a perpetuator
of a set financial status. A cry for change in an inadequate
program, "Welfare Mother" looks at issues of racism and sexism
within the context of the system while exploring the increasing
trouble presented by our national economic state and the poor
response of the welfare institution. Through interviews with
the welfare recipients, major areas of difficulty are cited as
inefficiency, lack of incentive and absence of opportunity for
recipients to seek and secure alternatives to the income
provided through welfare.
